Declan Rice
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 14 January 1999 | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
Number | 41 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Chelsea | ||
2014–2017 | West Ham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | West Ham United | 8 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Republic of Ireland U16 | ||
2015–2016 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 5 | (2) |
2016– | Republic of Ireland U19 | 6 | (0) |
2017– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:16, 3 December 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:55, 19 November 2017 (UTC) |
Declan Rice (born 14 January 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for West Ham United as a defender.[2]
Club career
West Ham United
A former Chelsea youth team player, Rice was called into the West Ham senior squad for the first time for the games against Sunderland and Everton in April 2017, after impressing in West Ham's under-23 team.[3] He made his senior debut for West Ham against Burnley on the last day of the 2016–17 Premier League season, coming on as a 91st-minute substitute for Edimilson Fernandes in a 2–1 away win,[4][5] just five days after captaining the under-23's to promotion with a 2–1 win at Newcastle United.[6] His full senior debut came on 19 August 2017 in a 3–2 defeat at Southampton.[7]
International career
Although born in London, Rice is eligible to play for Ireland as his grandparents were from Cork.[8] On March 19, 2017, Rice was named Republic of Ireland U17 player of the year.[9] On 23 May 2017, only days after his Premier League debut, Rice was named in the Republic of Ireland squad to play friendlies against Mexico and Uruguay and a World Cup qualifier at home to Austria.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 December 2017
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Ham United | 2016–17 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2017–18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Honours
Individual
- Republic of Ireland U17 Player of the Year 2017[9]
- West Ham United Young Player of the Year 2017[11]
References
- ^ "Declan Rice". football-wonderkids.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Profile". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ Inkersole, Sam (9 May 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: Declan Rice says he will stay level headed despite West Ham call-up". Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Burnley 1–2 West Ham United". BBC Sport. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Rice — It's a dream come true — West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Newcastle United v West Ham United". West Ham United. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ Inkersole, Sam (19 August 2017). "Revealed:Rice starts for West Ham against Southampton and Antonio returns". Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Rice grateful to talent scout O'Toole for helping his swift rise – Independent.ie". Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Winners revealed for Three FAI International Football Awards". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "West Ham teenager Declan Rice called into Ireland senior squad by Martin O'Neill along with Cork duo – Independent.ie". Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Antonio crowned Betway Hammer of the Year". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
External links
- Declan Rice at Soccerway
- Declan Rice profile at Football Association of Ireland website
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Chelsea F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Premier League players
- Association football defenders
- Republic of Ireland youth international footballers
- English people of Irish descent
- Republic of Ireland association football biography stubs